by Feng Yise
Deercry nodded and said, "Apart from this kind of situation, I can't think of other possibilities at all! However, Head Elder, you have to be careful. Xuan Yu might have had considerable breakthroughs in Alchemy Dao recently. That Purple Quill Marrow Extermination's poison, I heard that it's incurable, but he borrowed Ye Yuan's hands and dealt with it!"
Head Elder could not help musing. Ye Yuan's appearance had indeed disrupted all of his arrangements.
But he had to admit that Deercry's concerns were very reasonable.
It could not be denied that this Ye Yuan definitely had some strength. Otherwise, Xuan Yu would not have picked him either.
But to say that Ye Yuan was heaven-defying to the extent where he could give pointers to a Four-star Alchemy God, he did not believe.
"This matter was directly decided by the higher-ups, I can't say anything either. How much ability that Ye Yuan has, we'll know with a try! The Pill Tower competition this time, you personally go and challenge him!" Head Elder suddenly said.
Chapter 1582 - Blocking the Door and Provoking
"Elder Ye! Protector Lin!"
"Paying respects to Elder Ye! Paying respects to Protector Lin!"
Upon entering the inner city, there were quite a number of people who took the initiative to come up and greet Ye Yuan.
But Ye Yuan discerned dissatisfaction and disdain from their eyes.
Their greetings always brought Protector Lin up in passing.
Clearly, in their eyes, Lin Dong was even more not to be offended than Ye Yuan this elder.
A mere Three-star Alchemy God, if a wall in the inner city fell and crushed over ten people, there would be three or four Three-star Alchemy Gods among them.
The rest were all Origin Deity Realm martial artists.
Hence, this incomprehensible designation made these people very unwilling to submit to this situation.
The moment Ye Yuan took office, he brought Lin Dong to immediately go and take revenge. Many people had never even seen before this newly-appointed Pill Tower elder.
But they recognized by the fact that Lin Dong had someone beside him, so this ridiculously young fellow must be Ye Yuan.
"Elder Ye, this …" But Lin Dong by the side was uneasy and said awkwardly.
Ye Yuan waved his hand and said with a faint smile, "Protector Lin doesn't have to nervous. This kind of situation, I've long expected it. How can I vent it on you? The best way to make other people shut up is to use strength to conquer him. Rage, this kind of emotion, will only make others look down on you and can't make others regard you highly."
Lin Dong opened his mouth wide, not expecting that Ye Yuan would say such words.
Was this Elder Ye really only a hundred over years old?
Why did he sound so lacking in youthful vigor when speaking? Instead, he was seemingly extremely insightful?
Logically speaking, for Ye Yuan to have such a high status and such means at a young age, he should more or less be somewhat arrogant and flippant.
But he completely could not see this kind of emotion from Ye Yuan.
What he could see, there were only maturity and prudence, holding the pearl of wisdom in his hands.
The group of people walked slowly and arrived at Ye Yuan's manor in the inner city very quickly.
Suddenly, a large group of people poured out of both sides of the street, blocking the front door tightly.
But among these people, there wasn't even a Divine Lord Realm powerhouse. They were actually all Origin Deity Realm youths.
Their age were generally the same as Ning Siyu.
Lin Dong's brows furrowed and he said in a cold voice, "Song Qiyang, do you all want to rebel?"
The one in the lead was young and handsome, his strength already half-step Divine Lord.
But Song Qiyang was indifferent and said coolly, "Protector Lin, we know where your duties lie. But, if this person is going to become a Pill Tower elder, I, Song Qiyang, am the first to be unconvinced! Juniors, are you all convinced?"
"Unconvinced!"
"We're unconvinced!"
"If a Three-star Alchemy God can be an elder, wouldn't our Pill Tower become a joke?"
"Yeah, I'm a Three-star Alchemy God too, then can I be an elder as well?"
...
The group of people chirped, emotions running high. There were some among them who were agitated until their face reddened to the ears, clearly unconvinced about Ye Yuan to the max.
Legends were legends after all. The inner city, apart from Xuan Yu master and disciples few people, no one had seen Ye Yuan take action before at all.
Hence, to make these Three-star Alchemy Gods believe how formidable Ye Yuan was, it was exceedingly difficult.
The position of an elder was what only some late-stage Divine Lord big shots could take on.
A Three-star Alchemy God brat, on what basis?
Lin Dong was angered until he gnashed his teeth. This bunch of guys was too blatant and brazen, to actually dare come and call an elder into question!
This kind of thing had never happened before in the history of the Pill Tower.
There were no less than a hundred people present. They were all the Pill Tower's young generation's most elite geniuses.
There were quite a few people who were even the disciples of the Pill Tower's elders and deacons.
This Song Qiyang was Head Elder's personal disciple, and he was also the number one person among the Pill Tower's Three-star disciples.
His strength could virtually be said to sweep across all those in the same rank.
Rank three divine pills that many others did not even dare to think about, he could refine successfully.
Even Head Elder himself also frequently praised that Song Qiyang was more than a hundred times stronger than when he was young!
Toward this disciple, he was rather satisfied.
Head Elder's doting also gave rise to Song Qiyang's condescending personality.
How could ordinary people be able to enter his sight?
Now, he heard that a Three-star Alchemy God actually became a Pill Tower elder. How could he, this fellow who was arrogant at heart and haughty in manner, endure this kind of thing happening?
Of course, Song Qiyang was not a fool either. He knew that rashly offending an elder was a serious crime.
The die was already cast, so he was not allowed to be unbridled.
Hence, he pulled in a large number of rank three disciples and came to block Ye Yuan's door.
As the saying went, the law did not punish the masses. These disciples who came today, their backers were all rather tough.
Presumably, Ye Yuan did not dare to do anything to them.
"Are you all done making a din?" Ye Yuan said coolly.
Song Qiyang sneered and said, "Elder Ye, if you want to become an elder, you have to take out the ability to convince us! Today, I, Song Qiyang, represent rank three disciples to challenge you! Do you dare to accept the challenge or not?"
Song Qiyang was valiant, an appearance of fearing nothing and no one.
The moment these words were said, even Lin Dong's eyes revealed a hint of interest.
Honestly speaking, the higher-ups sent him to become Ye Yuan's follower. But he really did not know how powerful Ye Yuan was.
Meanwhile, Song Qiyang was undoubtedly a benchmark figure among Three-star Alchemy Gods.
Using him to set the standard was clearly the best fit.
With this in mind, Lin Dong immediately realized that today's matter was probably not that simple.
Ye Yuan as an elder, defeating Song Qiyang was also nothing much.
But if he lost, that was losing all standing and reputation. Even Second Elder would be implicated.
This matter definitely had someone pulling the strings behind it!
He could not help looking at Ye Yuan, wanting to see how he would deal with it.
Who knew that at this time, Ye Yuan just happened to look over toward him and said coolly, "Protec
tor Lin, throw them all out for me. Don't let them block my path here."
The moment these words came out, all of the rank three disciples' faces changed.
Song Qiyang sneered even harder and said, "It turns out that the newly-appointed Elder Ye is merely a pillow with an embroidered case and don't even dare to accept the challenge of a rank three disciple! This matter, I'll definitely report it to the Pill Tower and say that the newly-appointed Elder Ye is completely unworthy of his title! Don't you all say so, juniors?"
The way the other disciples saw it, Ye Yuan's way of avoiding was clearly already being afraid of getting found out.
"Yeah, a Three-star Alchemy God, what right does he have to become a Pill Tower elder?"
"Don't even dare to accept the challenge of us disciples, he has a guilty conscience!"
"This guy is simply a liar, to actually even become an elder in a grand manner. The Pill Tower must severely punish him."
...
Song Qiyang was pleased with himself inwardly. He reached a conclusion after weighing it and felt that he already probed Ye Yuan's actual ability.
This guy must be afraid of getting found out!
It looked like Deacon Deercry's analysis was very reasonable. This Ye Yuan was merely a person who Second Elder brought out to divert attention!
"Protector Lin, what are you still waiting for? Could it be that … you want me to personally take action?" Ye Yuan said in a cold voice.
Lin Dong's expression was somewhat conflicted. After all, this guy was Head Elder's disciple!
Seeing that Lin Dong did not dare to make a move, Song Qiyang was even more smug as he said, "My Elder Ye, do you dare to go to the Elders Association with me to confront each other? Your strength completely isn't fit for this position as an elder!"
Swoosh!
Song Qiyang was being pleased with himself, but then he saw a blur before his eyes, and he was thrown straight out.
Chapter 1583 - Trample Flat for Me
Song Qiyang landed face to the ground and slid more than a hundred feet away from his original spot before stopping.
This throw was hurled beautifully.
Everyone was dumbfounded, looking at the Song Qiyang who was thrown in a wretched manner, thinking that their eyesight was failing.
Song Qiyang was a half-step Divine Lord. He actually could not even retaliate and was directly thrown flying by Ye Yuan?
"Ouch! You … You dare to throw me?" Song Qiyang gave a painful cry and yelled.
In this inner city, even ordinary elders and deacons also did not dare to treat him like this!
Disregarding that this kid was swindling others with false ability, Ye Yuan actually even dared to throw him like this?
Most importantly, he was completely unprepared just now, that was why Ye Yuan's sneak attack succeeded.
If it came to the real thing, he was absolutely not afraid of Ye Yuan!
But the problem was, he already lost all face in front of a group of juniors.
Ye Yuan's gaze looked toward Lin Dong rather coldly, and the latter felt a chill in his heart. A powerful pressure instantly pierced his heart!
Lin Dong felt that it was very inconceivable. An Origin Deity Realm actually brought such a powerful sense of oppression to him.
This kind of feeling was extremely absurd.
Was it because of his identity as an elder?
Lin Dong did not know, but he knew that Elder Ye was unhappy with him already.
He did not carry out Elder Ye's order staunchly.
But earlier, Ye Yuan did not even dare to accept Song Qiyang's challenge. Did he really have the strength to become an elder?
Lin Dong could not help hesitating in his heart.
If he were to take action today, it would be offending Head Elder badly.
Dealing with Qin Xiao that kind of weakling, he naturally did not care.
But Head Elder, what kind of high-ranking figure was that?
"Get lost!"
Ye Yuan's voice was akin to thunder, suppressing everyone all at once, and they actually unconsciously divided and opened up a path.
Ye Yuan brought Li-er and the rest and slowly walked over from the middle.
Only when Ye Manor's front door closed did they abruptly startle awake.
"Why did I move aside just now?"
"This … This isn't right! My strength is stronger than him, why would I be scared of him?"
Everyone was working it out one after another in their hearts. They all could not understand why they would be scared by Ye Yuan.
Lin Dong stood there very awkwardly. He knew that Ye Yuan not bringing him along indicated that Ye Yuan was already very unhappy with him.
Giving a bitter laugh, Lin Dong turned around and left.
When mighty gods clashed, little ghosts suffered.
Lin Dong had never thought that he would become a 'little ghost' in front of an Origin Deity Realm one day.
"Senior Apprentice Brother Song, what … what should we do now?" someone asked Song Qiyang softly.
Song Qiyang roared, "Go back! What else can we do? Do you want to barge into an elder's residence without any authorization? That is a serious crime!"
Song Qiyang looked at Ye Manor's front door and said hatefully, "There's still a few days to the Pill Tower's competition. I'll see when he can be c.o.c.ky until! When the time comes, I'll make him reveal his true colors! Humph!"
...
The Ye Manor was a mansion that the Pill Tower prepared for Ye Yuan. It occupied an extremely large area in the inner city.
The elders' allotments were top-notch in the inner city.
"Hehe, Master Ye, you were really too cool just now! Song Qiyang that guy, his eyes are at the top of his head. I've long found him an eyesore," the moment they entered, Ning Siyu said with a d.e.s.i.r.e to see the world plunged into chaos.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "They went against their superior. For me to not punish their crimes, it's already being very nice to them."
Ning Siyu scoffed and said with a smile, "Then do you know who that person you threw just now was?"
From start to end, Ye Yuan did not recognize Song Qiyang and also did not know what background he had.
But Ye Yuan smiled and said, "He's the head elder's people, right? Furthermore, looking at his appearance, his status isn't low."
Ning Siyu opened her mouth wide and said in surprise, "How did you know?"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I guessed it!"
Ning Siyu gave a thumbs up and praised, "Indeed worthy of being Master Ye! Since you already guessed it, you actually still dared to make him lose face in front of so many juniors?"
Ye Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's because of your master's strong recommendation that I could become an elder. Do you think that if I were friendly to him, their group of people would let me off?"
Ning Siyu could not help choking and said, "Makes sense! But if I were to say, you should have agreed to him earlier and teach him a good lesson! Let him know what's called there's always someone better! Additionally, you can also demonstrate your strength, this newly-appointed elder."
Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "Most likely, Lin Dong thinks so as well! However … what qualifications does he have to make me go take action and teach him a lesson? Winning against him, I don't get anything. If lose … uh … that's impossible."
"Pffft"
The few people around were tickled by Ye Yuan.
Yeah, how could Ye Yuan possibly lose to Song Qiyang?
But laughing for a while, Ning Siyu said, "But if like this, outsiders will say even more stuff than your strength being inadequate to take on the position of elder. Most likely, Head Elder will take this chance to take action!"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Even if I need to take action, that's also not me taking action. In the Pill Tower's competition, you have to viciously slap that punk for me!"
Ning Siyu got a fright and hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I can't, I can't! You
aren't aware of this just because Song Qiyang isn't anything in your eyes. But in my eyes, that's a mighty divinity-like existence. In the realm of Three-star Alchemy God, he's practically undefeatable!"
Ye Yuan pursed his mouth and said disdainfully, "Undefeatable? Hur hur, who dares to say that they are undefeatable in this world? Even the Medicine Ancestor, that kind of existence, even if he has no precedents, who can guarantee that there wouldn't be anyone who can repeat it? After breaking through to the Dao Realm, I feel my own insignificance even more. What does he count as?"
Ning Siyu was speechless and said, "Talk is cheap for you! Reaching your realm, of course you can say whatever you want. But I'm really not his match."
Ye Yuan said coolly, "Relax, starting from today, I'll give you special training for ten days! After ten days, you have to trample that Song Qiyang's face flat for me!"
...
"Mn? Lin Dong, didn't I arrange for you to go be Elder Ye's follower? Why did you come back?"
After Lin Dong left, he went all the way back to the Martial Tower.
He ruminated along the way and did not notice that there was someone. Lifting his head to take a look, it was precisely the Deacon Feng Yuhai who arranged his mission this time.
Seeing the other party ask, Lin Dong could not help smiling bitterly and said, "I probably can't become his follower any longer!"
Feng Yuhai's brows raised up and he said in puzzlement, "What's going on? Do you know, this duty is what many people are fighting for!"
Being a Pill Tower elder's follower was not just about glory, it was also a ladder to ensure one's own strength steadily rose higher!
A Pill Tower elder casually refining a few medicinal pills when he was happy could let the follower digest for decades to a century.
This kind of task, there were naturally many people fighting for it.
Even though Ye Yuan's strength was still weak, he was strongly recommended by Second Elder.
Even if he could not refine rank four divine pills, making Second Elder take action, that could work too.
Lin Dong was helpless and could only recount the scene that happened in front of Ye Yuan's door, making Feng Yuhai's brows knit together tightly.